Sporting Digest: Football

Thomas Ravelli, the goalkeeper who earned a world record 143 caps for Sweden, said yesterday he had decided to retire after 22 years in the professional game. Ravelli, 39, has been considering his future since he left the Major League Soccer club Tampa Bay Mutiny last November after a year with the club.

The much delayed Scottish Cup tie between Clydebank and Dundee United will go ahead after all at Stirling. Following further negotiations the tie will be played at Stirling Albion's Forthbank Stadium tonight.

Steve Bull is set to make a comeback for Wolves in tonight's reserve match against Bolton at Molineux. Bull has not played since the match at Crewe on 3 October, having undergone two operations on his left knee.

Oxford United have extended the loan of the Everton goalkeeper Paul Gerrard to a third month, and also signed Sweden's former second goalkeeper Paul Lundin on a free transfer from the Swedish club Osters.

George Burley, of Ipswich Town, has been named Nationwide First Division manager of the month for February, while Tony Pulis of Gillingham receives the Second Division award. Leyton Orient's Tommy Taylor earns the Third Division award.

France will play a charity match against a World X1 for the first time to honour the former European footballer of the year Jean-Pierre Papin, who retired earlier this season. The match will be played on 30 May at Marseilles' Stade Velodrome. Players such as Paolo Maldini, Roberto Baggio, David Beckham, Lothar Matthaus, Aron Winter and George Weah have been approached to play for the World XI.